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Maybe Hope could be drafted from Forrester Creations to be the new Marchetti creative head. Get her away from the man/child crew over there and dump her into a whole new mess of men who don't know what the heck they're doing. Summer is going to catch the same thing that Cole got, or her plane is going to crash her on some isolated island for the next two years. Or, her commercial flight will have a layover in Newark and never be seen again.

FINALLY!!!! Nikki done got her hair did right. At least, from the front and left side that we've just seen.

Lola is in a new movie coming out, On Swift Horses. Better than being stuck in a kitchen, hmm?

Another thought- The vampire's portrait is in his office, not at home. Couldn't Jack do the same for his father? All we ever get are old B/W photos sitting around every once in a while.

Opportunity missed- when Diane asked Jack if there was anything that should be changed. Yeah, yeah, the portrait had a back story but Jack should have said he'd rather see a picture of dear old Dad there. Since nobody had ever seen the lady pic nobody would ever miss it. Stash it in the dining room or in the kitchen with Mrs. Martinez.

Hi Cricket, leave Danny out on the road someplace? Hi Heidi, need any more highlighter?

Big reveal of living room- instead of dark green on dark green now we have pink on aubergine. What is their love of the darkest possible wall colors? Any time someone wears a dark color the only way we'll be able to find them is if they perch on the couch.

"Business dress" in real life is a real regional thing. Washington DC is much more conservative, like the Midwest. California, Florida- wacko rules. New York and Texas- somewhere in between. Soap business dress is a real oxymoron. It's strictly character driven, in broad strokes, with no tie to time of day, season, or occasion. For reference see Lauren Fenmore in Genoa City.

The new hair/makeup changes make me think of that song from Grease- Beauty School Dropout.... and I liked their looks better than this!

Cady McClain had a broad southern accent while on All My Children. Actually pretty good. I've always enjoyed watching her. I'd like to see the modeling girls running around with Crest White Strips in, slathered in Olay lotions and using Pantene on their heads. We could work in the old folks using Metamucil and Fixodent. There's a multitude of products that could be used to clean crime scenes and the inevitable babies will be swaddled in Pampers. All the angst will lead to bumper crops of Rolaids and Pepto Bismol. There could be a running joke of someone opening a closet (Fibber McGee style) and all the products spilling out. P&G has a potential gold mine here.

Joey (Jon Lindstrom) really seems to be enjoying himself. I like when that happens.

Could Luna do some sort of minor mayhem on Steffy to get her offscreen for a while? And when she comes back, could Steffy have had a personality transplant? Please?

Ooooh, next week the remodel is unveiled. The front door didn't change. Will it take until Friday for us to see the new living room?

Js Nana - thanks for the refresh. Guess I was stuck on the diminutiveness of the nicknames. Michael having conniptions with Diane was good. His facial expressions were epic. Then he runs to Victor to warn him. So, which will win, his conscience or his wallet? I just can't get over Michael being so loyal to Victor even though he knows it's looney tunes. Abby in a conversation with Victor? Of course, it was about "He who will always be mentioned" Doomaaah. Well, that's about the only way to get her involved in a storyline nowadays. And, her mom Ashley has been shipped off to Europe with Traci again, so other than Devon she's got nobody to talk to.

Re: Traci being called Pumpkin- that used to be an acceptable nickname back in the 50s. On Father Knows Best, Robert Young called Lauren Chapin (the young daughter) Pumpkin. So that fits in with the wholesome family dynamic they wanted for the Abbotts. Not so much anymore, hmm?

I know, I know, ask me! Kyle, in the GCAC weight room, the black punching bag of doom usually employed by TGVN comes unmoored and whacks him in the face, then on the back of the head on the rebound, thereby destroying his face and hairdo. He's in a medically induced coma for 10 days, comes out of it 6 inches taller and immeasurably handsomer, with a strangely British accent. He remembers nothing of Summer or Claire, thinks he's related to Hugh Grant, and wants to play soccer with David Beckham out in one of the cow patty strewn pastures on the outskirts of Genoa City. Then he chokes on a fresh cheese curd and dies. Jack cries beautifully and Diane secretly smiles.

On a lighter note- I do like her freckles!

NinjaPenguins- There used to be a real police station when Pauley Tight Pants was there. It had offices and phones and everything! Even a cell or two.

Liam down and over on Beyond the Gates Bill is down. CBS continues its tradition of copying story lines from one show to the next. My guess is that B&B is the one doing the copying.

So numb right hand- probably not a heart attack. Stroke?

And, back at the Raunch, Adam and Chelsea in cast aubergine, blended right into the gloomy doom of that so-called living room. Come on set direction, lighten up!

So Dani is going to have an AA storyline eventually? I want to see all the high jinx that come first. She could be a very fun drunk. Until she isn't.

Carter used to be the smart/loyal/little bit sexy guy. When the character started writing for himself things took a definite turn for the weird. First the sexy amped up. Ok, not a bad thing. Then he started being conflicted over every darn thing, usually centering around a "wrong" woman. Why? Why not lust after someone who was available and conflict free? I think it was so he could make his "pained" face which he does a lot of the time. Now he's also stupid. Or, is he? Does he really think the perfume goddess is into him and worth listening to? Or, is he playing her along? The way things have been going, I'd bet on the stupid. Maybe it would be for the best if he either quit playing Carter or quit writing the show. Doing both hasn't done anyone any favors.

Just play that old song "I'm My Own Grandpa" for Finn. He'll feel much better.

Nikki's hair looked better than it has in days, because it wasn't plastered down over her eyes. I get that it was supposed to show her "casual" but it actually looked better. I like the shorter, less complicated haircut. Victor's teeny, tiny bit of vulnerability was a welcome admission that he is not immortal. Could this be a slow story of him retiring?